Friday, September 24, 2004

The Magic Spear

The motion picture Raiders of the Lost Ark was an exciting fictional saga with evil Nazis, a heroic archaeologist and a missing supernatural treasure. The tale that inspired the movie, though, was almost as gripping as the film. It comes from a 1973 book by historian Trevor Ravenscroft entitled The Spear of Destiny. Ravenscroft says this true story starts close to 2000 years ago: On the day Christ was crucified (a Friday) the Bible tells us that the Jews asked the Roman Governor, Pilate, to remove his body, along with the thieves crucified with him, so that they would not remain on the crosses during the sabbath (Saturday). It could take several days for a man to die from the cruel execution of crucifixion, but the process could be shortened by breaking the victim's legs. The thieves were killed this way, but when the Roman soldiers reached Jesus, one of them, reportedly a centurion named Longinus, saw he was already dead and proved it to his fellows by using his spear to pierce the Christ's side. Blood and water poured out. There was no need to break his bones

Spear and Magic Helmet

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